#Reflector 2 review full#
Perhaps the biggest boon though is that you can mirror or extend your desktop to the AirPlay full screen – rather than be stuck with a border. You can even switch the display of the mouse cursor on and off. In preferences, you can shift the framerate, the video quality, and even adjust the underscan – perfect if you’re running it on a TV. For a start, you get many more controls over exactly what happens with the transmitted picture. There are benefits to running AirParrot even if you have a Mac.
#Reflector 2 review mac os#
If you’re a Mac user, the utility in the software in somewhat diminished as if you’re running Mac OS Mavericks (the most recent operating system update), your computer will already support AirPlay – but if you’re running Windows, AirParrot can let you join in the AirPlay fun.
#Reflector 2 review Pc#
I’m not sure if this is a programming limitation or deliberate on the part of Air Squirrels, but there is one solution…ĪirParrot is an app for PC and Mac that can send the screen to AirPlay receiving devices – like an Apple TV or a computer running the aforementioned Reflector software. The only drawback here is that if you send your computer screen over, it’ll appear in a smaller window on your other computer – with a border like an iPhone. If you’re a Mac computer user, you may have also noticed the “Airplay” icon appear in the bar at the top – and yes, using Reflector you can send your Mac’s screen to Reflector for it to mirror – or you can even use the Reflector screen to extend your desktop – like if you’d plugged in a second monitor. What you see on your phone will be displayed on the telly with only a split second of lag. It’s quite bizarre to see at first – but it works. If you then go to your iPad or iPhone and, assuming you’re running iOS7, swipe up to bring up the tray where you can toggle wifi/etc, you should see a new “Airplay” button – press on this and suddenly your computer screen will pop up with your iPhone display! Once installed it’ll sit in your taskbar and listen.
Reflector is the software for your screen, and costs $12.99 (£8ish) and works with Mac and PC. I’ve tested these with Reflector running on a Windows 7 machine hooked up to my living room TV – with AirParrot running on my Macbook Pro. Which work together to send and receive pictures from another machine. It’s great for, say, if you’re planning a trip and don’t want everyone crowding around the iPad to look at the map, as you can just throw it up on to the telly.īut did you know that if you already have a Mac or a PC with a big screen, you don’t actually need an Apple TV to make this happen? A clever company called Air Squirrels have come up with two pieces of software: Reflector and AirParrot. AirPlay enables iPhone, iPad and Mac users to transmit the screen on their device to the TV – so you can share photos, videos, or even your whole screen on the largest screen in the house. One of the best lesser-known functions of Apple’s small Apple TV box is the ability to use AirPlay.
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